Old-timey slang for an investigator Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old-timey slang for an investigator featured in Telegraph Cross Atlantic puzzle on February 1, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TEC.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TEC Old-timey slang for an investigator (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 1, 2026
3% NERTS Old-timey oath (5) New York Times Jan 9, 2026
3% SCOPEOUT Investigate (8) New York Times Jan 1, 2026
3% THEE Old-timey "you" (4) USA Today Dec 22, 2025
3% HIP Aware, in old slang (3) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
3% SOOTH Old-timey "truth" (rhymes with "tooth") (5)
3% EGAD Old-timey "Goodness gracious!" (4)
2% NOSED Investigated knobbly nodes (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 31, 2026
2% BAE Sweetie, in slang (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 30, 2026
2% BOB Shilling, in slang (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2026

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